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Light Snow Read It First 30/20 THE TUFTS DAILY Est. 1980 VOLUME LXVIV, NUMBER 1 wednesday, january 14. 2015 TUFTSDAILY.COM Full-time, non-tenured faculty to vote to unionize

by Sophie Lehrenbaum campus organizing effort in Contributing Writer the past 12 to 18 months, a union will be formed and After a semester of gather- will promptly draw a con- ing signatures and garnering tract with the administra- support, full-time, non-ten- tion. Stephany noted that ured Tufts faculty members the process is archetypically will vote on Jan. 28 and 29 to democratic, with numerous determine whether they will elections held to attain the unionize. ultimate desired end of an The vote, which will be official, organized group to held on campus, is a result of represent the full-time, non- the preliminary efforts made tenured faculty, allowing them by a group of non-tenured to coalesce, discuss issues and faculty who officially filed magnify their voices. to hold elections to form a When Tufts’ part-time lec- union through the National turers began their drive to Labor Relations Board unionize in 2013 and became (NLRB), according to Service the first Boston-area faculty Employees International to form a union through the Union (SEIU) Spokesman SEIU, the motion inevitably Nicholas Pfosi / the tufts daily Jason Stephany. acted as an impetus for full- Parking kiosks have recently been installed throughout the City of Medford, including outside the Tufts Stephany said that after a time lecturers to seek a union Fitness Center. significant number of signa- of their own, according to tures are collected, they can Penn Loh, lecturer and direc- be submitted to the NLRB to tor of the Master in Public Parking meters installed along Boston, College Avenues demonstrate that a consid- Policy program and commu- erable portion of the work- nity practice. With the recent installation of McGlynn on several occasions Rubel encouraged students force is interested in pursu- Instances of faculty groups parking meters along Boston and before the program was developed and faculty to avoid parking on ing unionization. He further succeeding in unionizing have College Avenues, university staff and after it was announced on Oct. side streets, however, as the City explained that standard pro- inspired faculty across the coun- and students will likely have more 7. However, because the streets of Medford will also be step- cedure places the onus on the try to also create organizing bod- difficulty finding free parking on surrounding campus are public, the ping up parking enforcement in NLRB to engineer the elec- ies for their own representation, the Medford/Somerville campus. city maintains the right to develop residential areas. According to tions for individuals within Stephany said. According to the City of parking regulations, Rubel said. the Dec. 29 interview, Republic the bargaining unit—in this Over 22,000 unionized facul- Medford website, workers have “The city is sensitive to the equity Parking will operate two vehicles case, the approximately 90 ty have joined the SEIU in the installed parking meters and issues associated with granting spe- to enforce parking regulations. full-time, non-tenured lectur- past year alone, 2,000 of which kiosks in the Medford Hillside cial considerations to any group, Residential and visiting park- ers—to express whether or not hail from Boston-area schools, area—adjacent to the Tufts cam- so areas adjoining Tufts will be ing permits are available, but they support unionization. according to Stephany. Various pus—Medford Square, West treated the same as other parts of a vehicle must be registered If a majority of the profes- faculty members at Tufts, Medford and South Medford. the city in regard to enforcement,” to a Medford address in order sors within the bargaining Northeastern University and Parking will cost $0.25 for 15 Rubel told the Daily in an email. to be eligible for a $10 annual unit elect to unionize, which Lesley University have already minutes, and most spaces will “With a Green Line station coming residential permit, according Stephany said has been the have a time limit of two hours. to College Avenue, it was inevitable to the Parking Medford web- end result of every other on- see UNIONIZATION, page 2 The spaces around Tufts will have that the city would create new park- site. Tufts students living in a daily maximum rate of $5.00 ing rules and enforcement.” Medford will be unable to and will not have a time limit. Students and faculty who have obtain residence permits unless The city created a parking com- traditionally parked on Boston their vehicles are registered to mittee in 2009 and has been devel- and College Avenues for free their current address. oping a pay-to-park program for will have several options going For residents who do not own Gehling to step down as several years, according to a Dec. forward, according to Rubel. vehicles but will have occasional 29 Medford Transcript interview “We would love to see more guests, visitor parking permits with Medford Police Chief Leo students, faculty and staff take are available for $10, and there Director of Athletics A. Sacco Jr., Assistant Treasurer/ advantage of public transporta- is a limit of two per household. by Meagan Adler to University Advancement. Collector Judith Johnston and tion, but for those who drive Enforcement of parking will Assistant News Editor According to Gehling, the search Republic Parking District Manager there are options,” she said. begin in business districts tomor- for a new director is current- Daniel Nash. “One can purchase a university row and on residential streets on After 16 years serving as Tufts’ ly underway. The Tufts University Director decal for full- or part-time parking Jan. 26, according to an update Director of Athletics, William In 1979, Gehling started work- of Community Relations, Barbara on campus, park in Dowling [Hall] from the City of Medford. Gehling (LA ’74, G ’79) will offi- ing at Tufts as the first coach Rubel, explained that the university on a per-day basis or pay for on- cially step down from his cur- for the new women’s soccer pro- spoke with Medford Mayor Michael street parking in Medford.” —by Justin Rheingold rent position on July 1 to assume gram, continuing to coach the the new role of senior advisor team for 20 years, he explained. During that time, he also coached for the men’s golf team. Ten years into his term as Somerville tackles unshoveled women’s varsity soccer coach, Gehling took on the position of Assistant Director of Athletics, and sidewalks assumed the role of Director of Athletics in 1999. by Melissa Kain needed to be shoveled within 24 According to Connolly, Gehling said that he has Contributing Writer hours of falling; however, Connolly the newly amended ordi- enjoyed the relationships he has said that time frame was unneces- nance increases the fines for developed with students, athlet- This winter, Somerville’s Board sarily long for snow removal and uncleared sidewalks and chang- ics department staff and Tufts fac- of Aldermen voted to crack down often led to icy sidewalks or unsafe es the acceptable timeframe ulty during his time as director. on residents and landlords who conditions. for snow removal. For failing to “As director, I have enjoyed do not clear their sidewalks after a “These days … everybody shovel sidewalks, the city will and cherished the continued snowstorm. knows the storm is coming two now fine residents and land- relationships with students,” he According to Somerville or three days in advance, [with] lords $50 on the first day, $100 said. “I love supporting our teams Alderman at Large Jack Connolly, all the social media warnings on the second day, $200 on the courtesy of tufts university and representing Tufts in [the the city has created a new ordi- [and the media coverage] … so third day and $300 on the fourth University Director of Athletics Bill National Collegiate Athletic nance that amends its original the idea of clearing the walk- day. This is an increase from the Gehling, (A ‘74), will step down from snow removal policy. Previously, ways becomes a pretty important his current position over the summer. see GEHLING, page 2 the city mandated that snow issue,” Connolly said. see SIDEWALKS, page 2

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see FEATURES, page 3 see SPORTS, page 14 2 The Tufts Daily News Wednesday, January 14, 2015 Gehling to assume new position with University Advancement

GEHLING that Gehling has also played a major it has been working to build the capacity “We’ve been lucky to have such a terrific continued from page 1 role in improving individual fitness and of its staff, according to Vice President for [Director of Athletics],” he said. “I’m glad Association] and [the New England Small health in students. University Advancement Eric Johnson. he’s been with us for so long and that he is College Athletic Conference]. I love sup- “It’s not just being the champion,” “We are very much looking forward to going to continue to stay with us.” porting our students, our coaches and our Glaser said. “There are a lot of joyous [Gehling] joining our staff,” he said. Gehling said he is eager to take on his institution.” moments around athletics.” According to Johnson, Gehling’s depth new position at the university. In particular, Gehling explained that he has Gehling, a Tufts alumnus, noted that he of experience, deep connection to alumni “I am really looking forward to work- enjoyed having the responsibility to hire the earned both his undergraduate and gradu- and proven passion for Tufts made him a ing with and learning from [Johnson] staff that makes up the athletic department. ate degrees from the university. He received good candidate for the role of senior advi- and his leadership team,” he said. “He “My favorite part is hiring coaches and a bachelor’s degree in child development in sor. He added that he thinks University has some really talented people working staff members,” he said. “I think it is by far 1974 and a master’s degree in education in Advancement will gain stronger alumni for him.” the most important part. If he or she gets 1979. Gehling added that during his time as connections to the university and see Gehling added that he is excited to that right, a lot of good follows.” a student, he also played soccer and was a increased fundraising when Gehling takes reconnect with students that he has Gehling has brought many improve- member of the Beelzebubs. on this position. met throughout his years at Tufts, and ments to the athletics department as a “I have built a lot of relationships at “I’ve enjoyed so many aspects of [the posi- to meet other alumni through University whole, including the Fitness & Individual Tufts,” he said. “I have thoroughly enjoyed tion of Director of Athletics],” Gehling said. Advancement. He said he also looks for- Development at Tufts pre-orientation my years in athletics as coach and direc- “After 16 years, I’m ready for my new chal- ward to developing relationships with program and the Tufts Personalized tor, but I’m ready for this new challenge. lenge, and I think [Johnson’s] offer came at others who love Tufts and want to see the Performance Program, according I’m very excited.” the perfect time.” university thrive. to Interim Dean of the School of Arts As University Advancement prepares for Glaser expressed his gratitude toward “I think Tufts is an incredible institution and Sciences James Glaser. He added its next university-wide capital campaign, having Gehling serve as Director of Athletics. very much worth investing in,” he said.

City holds landlords accountable for unshoveled sidewalks SIDEWALKS continued from page 1 previous fine, which started at $25 for the first day and rose to $50 on the second. Furthermore, residents and landlords must clear snow before 10 a.m. if the snow ceas- es falling before sunrise, and no later than 10 p.m. if the snow ceases falling after sunrise, Connolly said. Connolly used Nathaniel Hawthorne’s 1850 novel The Scarlet Letter, in which early Boston resident Hester Prynne is forced to wear a large, red “A” stitched into her clothing as punishment for giving birth to a child out of wedlock, to describe anoth- er change to the policy. Offenders of the new snow removal policy will suffer a con- sequence similar to Prynne’s; a ticket will be hung on their door, which Connolly com- pared to a “scarlet letter.” “It’s going to be an orange or brightly col- ored ticket or door hanger that would be quite visible to anybody … entering the building or passing by … [Often] people would chas- tise the city for not getting after the absentee property owners who weren’t responsible and, even though a ticket may have been issued, there was no way of knowing,” Connolly said. According to Connolly, the new policies are being implemented to crack down on absentee landlords, and to allay concerns for the safety of Somerville residents, especially senior citizens.

“If snow falls and [is not cleared] … it can Nicholas Pfosi / the tufts daily be very treacherous to walk on. It can be a real Landlords and residents will now be held more accountable for snow removal on Somerville sidewalks. hazard, particularly if you’re a senior. If you’re a senior, and you’ve got a walker, it becomes … really dangerous,” Connolly said. dents should be warned before receiv- before in any other town,” she said. community aspect of it … [It encourages resi- Connolly also said that help with snow ing a fine. Szypko said that she believed the new poli- dents to] do the good, neighborly thing and removal will be available for seniors. For “I think putting a warning on your door cy will be helpful in keeping sidewalks cleared shovel [their sidewalks],” Szypko said. example, the city’s youth department will might be fine … but I think getting fined for the many residents who walk to and from Connolly echoed Szypko’s sentiments, explain- arrange for young adults to help shovel immediately is a little drastic,” she said. work or the subway, and will also add to the ing that keeping sidewalks clear serves as a cour- seniors’ sidewalks. Szypko said she had discussed the ordi- community feeling in the city. tesy to other members of the community. Somerville resident Mary Ann Szypko nance with other residents of Somerville, who “Somerville is half-residential, half-urban, “You’re helping everybody else in the shared her opinions surrounding the were surprised to learn about the new policy. so it’s a very interesting city-town in that sense building … That’s the way it should be,” new policies, saying she believed resi- “We’ve never heard of anything like this … I think [clearing sidewalks] adds to the Connolly said.

Non-tenured faculty increase unionization efforts UNIONIZATION echoed Loh, expressing similar moti- ured faculty submitted a letter to the Lior Appel-Kraut. She expects the orga- continued from page 1 vations for her vehement support administration, imploring them to nization to become more vocal in their achieved representation, while faculty of the unionization effort. Colored by refrain from engaging in any negative support in the coming weeks. groups will hold elections in coming weeks her personal experiences as a part- campaigning or battling the attempts “As efforts pick up and it feels help- on the Boston University and Bentley time employee at Tufts, Thomas said to unionize, terms which the adminis- ful for the student body to become University campuses, Stephany said. she has become a firm advocate of tration reportedly refused to agree to, active and visibly supportive, TLC will Loh said he has observed several forming a union to protect the rights according to Thomas. definitely hope to start talking to non- existing issues that transcend depart- that she believes should be endowed However, Thomas said she tenure[d] faculty about how we can ments to ubiquitously impact full- to full-time faculty, and to combat the remains positive about the administra- be supportive,” Appel-Kraut, a sopho- time, non-tenured lecturers. grievances she has faced at the hands tion’s response, citing their non-adver- more, said. “When our teachers have “Certainly there are a number of of administration. sarial dealings with part-time faculty as the best working conditions possible, issues that are of concern … [such as] “A few years ago, without talking to they tried to unionize and lauding Tufts’ we have the best learning conditions trying to ensure that we have equitable me at all, I was suddenly told that I had generally good ethics in ensuring that possible … [and] students have the and fair workloads that are backed up to teach two more classes and there employees are treated well. power to show the administration that with compensation that is on-par,” he was no pay raise,” Thomas said. “That “We really hope that the administra- we care about the treatment of our said. “[We seek] compensation, ben- alerted me to the fact that [administra- tion stays as neutral as it can as we professors.” efits and professional support [as well tion] was not paying enough attention approach the vote,” Loh said. “As our Ultimately, unionizing seems like a as] job security and making sure we are and giving [us] enough respect. We formal employer, they can wield some natural recourse for full-time, non- not dismissed without cause and are do 50 percent of the teaching and are level of power over us, and we wouldn’t tenured faculty like Loh and Thomas, able to count on contracts.” not paid equally … length of contracts want them to use that in ways that who believe that a fundamental part According to Loh, unionization will can vary with no explanation; you can misinform people about what union- of investing back in the institution and give lecturers more power to address be fired with no explanation. You are ization might be. We have strong hope the students, and ultimately improving these issues. reapplying for your job every time your that the administration will continue the university, begins with supporting “We are interested in unionizing for contract is renewed. I have been here to deal with us and our hopefully to- the faculty that are instrumental in many of the same reasons as our part- for more than a decade … to system- be-formed union in the same way that Tufts’ role as an academic pillar. time colleagues,” Loh said. “We want a atically put you through reapplying for they established very productive, good “Administration has grown two-and- collective voice at the table in terms of your job doesn’t make sense.” relationships with the part-timers.” one-half times faster than enrollment decisions regarding our employment, Both Loh and Thomas agreed that Numerous students have also adopt- and three times faster than faculty,” in the same way that both part-time their tenured and part-time col- ed the cause of the full-time faculty as Thomas said. “A union will ensure that and tenured faculty have through their leagues have responded positively to their own. Tufts Labor Coalition showed a balance is restored and a sense of unions.” unionization efforts and have offered robust support for non-tenured, part- good faith and fair play [is established] Senior Lecturer in the Department support in the unionization process. time faculty as they attempted to when it comes to salaries and [con- of Drama and Dance Sheriden Thomas Thomas explained how a group of ten- unionize, according to TLC President tract] renewal.” 3

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Nicholas Pfosi / The Tufts Daily Jordan White, center, and Beth Smith, right, two students at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, visit Cookie, a horse with dermatitis. Students strive to establish One Health initiative at Tufts

by Arin Kerstein to grab students’ attention before they ferent health groups can be used to solve larger systems that are in place that influ- Contributing Writer become locked into specialized tracks. a real world [problem],” Ramatowski said. ence the health of all species,” Allen said. This student team has been working Dr. Jennifer Allen, head of the depart- According to Wong, the concept has This spring, students from various with Wong and Beth Farrow, health ment of community health, has also been explored for over 20 years by health and environmental fields will educator and prevention specialist, been working with the student group Tufts veterinary students, but due to a take part in a new course, brought along with many other professionals to further develop the initiative and is lack of organization and communica- to Tufts as part of a global initiative throughout the university. teaching the new course this semester. tion between campuses, this student known as One Health, that hopes to The group is pushing to implement a She said that she proposed a sum- initiative has been the first real push compel them to think along interdisci- number of measures to increase inter- mer course in One Health last year, to make One Health a university-wide plinary lines. est in the concept on campus, includ- but she had to cancel it; however, she movement. “One Health is the idea that human, ing creating an academic track to study later received a Tufts Innovates! grant “It has been on the administration’s animal and environmental health are One Health and identifying a common through the provost’s office in order to mind, but students are now really all inextricably linked, and we should reading book to be distributed to an teach the course this semester. pushing the creation of the One Health no longer research these fields in siloed incoming class before matriculation. The course is a fully enrolled senior concept at Tufts,” Ramatowski said. manners,” junior John Ramatowski, “Our additional goals include devel- seminar in the Community Health “Students are the ones who are driv- who founded a student group in oping a One Health track, which con- department that will focus on an ing the administration to allow cross- September 2013 that promotes One sists of several courses that educate understanding of agent-host relation- enrollment at different schools, and Health at Tufts, said. students about a variety of health ships, overlap between human and making sure that students have all As health-related issues become more disciplines; so epidemiology, animal animal health, infections and chronic these different and new educational complex, the One Health approach behavior, community health, all these disease and the greater effects of cli- opportunities.” promotes cooperation as the path to different aspects, and we propose to mate change. According to Farrow, President new solutions. have a One Health track similar to a “Our goal is to identify One Health Anthony Monoco and Provost David “We need to make sure that the next pre-med track developed and imple- issues that are local, so that we can Harris have been embracing the stu- generation of physicians and health mented on the undergraduate cam- actually go into the field and help com- dent initiative as a great opportunity to professionals can speak with an pus within three years, and within munity organizations that are already transform Tufts into a “true university” informed voice to a variety of health- six years we would like to see One working on these issues and contribute by creating bridges across majors and related topics,” Ramatowski said. Health as a secondary major estab- to the community agenda,” Allen said. campuses rather than maintaining sev- Ian Wong, director of the department lished on the undergraduate campus,” According to Allen, she is lead- eral isolated schools and programs. of health promotion and prevention at Ramatowski said. ing the course along with Christine “I think it’s one of those areas that Tufts, explained the concept by point- Ramatowski also heads the Peer Rioux, research assistant professor of could be very unifying for the univer- ing to physicians’ confusion when it Health Collaborative, an umbrella orga- public health and community medi- sities,” Farrow said. “You really could was discovered that monkeypox was nization for health-related organiza- cine at the medical school, and Joann have most of the schools be part of this transferable to humans. tions on campus. He hopes to expand Lindemayer (V ’85), associate profes- in some way.” “It seems so funny, because here’s the collaborative to include members sor of public health in the depart- Allen believes that Tufts is uniquely one group who is perplexed by it, and from a wide scope of disciplines, and ment of infectious disease and global positioned to propel the initiative,because here’s one group who has been work- is currently working with TCU Senate health at the Tufts Cummings School of its unique resources. ing on it for years and treating it,” to contact related groups. He plans on of Veterinary Medicine. Allen said she “Tufts has a unique constellation of Wong said. “If only the two had come surveying these groups to identify a and Lindemayer will be teaching the schools that really lets us bring very dif- together and talked, a lot of humans local issue that the collaborative could course, while Rioux will focus on field ferent disciplinary lenses to the field of would not have had to go through the work together to solve, a process that activity. One Health,” she said. “There are not pain and struggles.” he hopes will eventually form a One “As people become increasingly spe- many schools that have a vet school, med According to Ramatowski, he meets Health Foundation. cialized, it’s harder … I think it’s impor- school, school of public health, school with four undergraduate team mem- “We would like to ultimately select a tant to think about the education for of nutrition, school of international rela- bers on a weekly basis who strive to project either in Medford or Somerville undergrads, before people become sort tions and public policy. All of those things actively promote One Health on the that could draw on all of our groups’ of immersed in their professional silos, make Tufts really uniquely positioned to undergraduate campus in order to try expertise and show how all of these dif- [so that] it’s easier to think about the carry forth a One Health agenda.” 4 The Tufts Daily advertisement Wednesday, January 14, 2015 5

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Movie Review 'Selma' triumphs with multifaceted performances

by Nika Korchok Arts Executive Editor

For a movie that takes on a larger- than-life man in the midst one of the most triumphant acts of his career as Selma

Directed by Ava DuVernay Starring David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Tom Wilkinson, Oprah Winfrey its subject matter — namely, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the march from Selma to Montgomery, Ala. — “Selma” finds its greatest highlights in the quiet and sub- dued moments of its 127-minute run. With a critical eye and a hyper-aware- ness of mise-en-scene and characteriza- tion, director Ava DuVernay makes good use of her powerhouse cast — which includes David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Oprah Winfrey, Tom Wilkinson and Cuba Gooding Jr. to name a few — while mak- ing intense dialogue the focus of the pic- ture. Rather than falling into the trap of excessive grandeur and over-the-top, tri- umphant cheesiness, DuVernay’s “Selma” more closely mimics “Milk” (2008) and “Lincoln” (2012) with its balance of quiet and chaos. It tackles historical subject matter through a narrow and carefully positioned lens. “Selma” begins with King (Oyelowo) and Courtesy Paramount Pictures his wife in a hotel room, getting ready before The powerhouse cast of “Selma” constructs evocative moments in the film with sharp dialogue. he accepts his Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. The scene is lit in warm yellow tones, a motif ing and rapid-fire dialogue leaves scenes able. David Oyelowo portrays this balance The film also succeeds in humaniz- that is carried out throughout the rest of the nearly claustrophobic. As a result, the audi- — between a public beacon of hope and a ing its famous subject. The King known film, and the characters are framed in medi- ence is invited into the private world and man in turmoil — with grace and radiant to history as an exalted preacher is also um-close-up and close-up shots. There is an mind of Dr. King himself, and the proximity warmth. Carmen Ejogo as Coretta Scott depicted in tender moments, rendered intimacy to the scene, and to the film, that to a man on the cusp of so much achieve- King is his cool, crisp counterpart and emo- near-speechless as he comforts the fam- is rarely found in historical dramas of this ment yet intensely aware of the enormous tional rock; the two are an even and perfect weight. In fact, characteristically close fram- weight which he carries can be uncomfort- match onscreen. see SELMA, page 6

TV Review new series by Grace Segers The historical backdrop of the show ceptions to her advantage. Watching Carter featuring him saving a female character 'Marvel'sArts Editor Agentintensifies Carter' interpersonal fightsdrama. While interactvillains, with men — both sexism those who treat from in certain ABC's death. In the series’ second many of the characters in the show are her with respect and those who treat her episode, Carter’s fight with a man is jux- If it were possible to write an article com- male, their misogyny toward Carter and with misogynistic contempt — is one of the taposed with a radio broadcast in which posed solely of excited squealing, this review their inability to take her seriously is turned most entertaining aspects of the show. She the fictional Cap is beating up a Nazi. would be a page of high-decibel happiness. against them, allowing the show’s creators is always one step ahead of her boss, Roger Both Captain America and Agent Carter to portray the men’s behavior as a great Dooley (Shea Wigham), and his lackey, Jack win their respective matches, saving the Marvel’s Agent Carter weakness and even foolishness. Although Thompson (Chad Michael Murray), fre- day and proving their worth. The setting the ostensible villain is a Hydra-esque quently leaving the duo confused. She is of “Agent Carter” may not be a woman’s shady organization that Carter is tasked able to outsmart and beat up men with world, but Peggy Carter is certainly carving Starring Hayley Atwell, James D’Arcy, with bringing down, her true nemeses on class and aplomb, making her a hero wor- out her place in it. Chad Michael Murray, Enver Gjokaj the show are the men who wish to belit- thy of both that decade and this one. Carter’s partner in the show is Edwin tle her and prevent her from doing her job. One of the most intriguing aspects of Jarvis (James D’Arcy), Howard Stark’s Airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. on ABC She is able to circumvent the limitations of “Agent Carter” is how clearly the protago- (Dominic Cooper) polite yet hilarious but- her workplace environment by using the nist is paralleled with Steve Rogers. Carter ler. Jarvis provides the show’s comedy “Marvel’s Agent Carter,” which premiered on feminine identity they misunderstand and must listen to radio broadcasts which dra- as Carter’s bumbling sidekick, unaccus- ABC on Jan. 6, is the latest expansion of the underestimate, playing up their miscon- matize Captain America’s exploits, often tomed to a life of espionage. The pair’s Marvel Cinematic Universe and gives viewers buddy-cop dynamic adds warmth and a taste of how refreshing a female-led super- humor to the show. Cooper is likewise hero story can be. The seven-week series entertaining as a guest star, reminiscent stars Hayley Atwell as Agent Peggy Carter, of a 1940s-style Robert Downey Jr. (as a character introduced as Steve Rogers’ Howard Stark is Tony’s father, this parallel love interest in “Captain America: The First is entertaining and appropriate). Enver Avenger” (2011). However, Atwell and her Gjokaj is also excellent as Daniel Sousa, character have proved in “Agent Carter,” and Carter’s SSR colleague who was wounded in a 2013 Marvel “One Shot” short film of the in World War II and is one of the only men same name, that Peggy Carter is no simple to recognize her talent. ingenue, but a hero in her own right. “Agent Carter” can be campy, but its The series takes place in 1946 New York importance should not be overlooked. City, an era with a shimmering aesthetic that The show brings a powerful female char- the show playfully incorporates into its narra- acter to the screen, one who doesn’t com- tive. The booming brass soundtrack, vintage promise her femininity or her strength. cars and sharp ’40s outfits ground the show in Since the “Captain Marvel” and “Wonder reality, but also heighten its almost-nostalgic Woman” movies are yet to be released, charm. It’s a simpler time; families listen to the “Agent Carter” is the only female-led radio, every suit is pressed and everyday sex- comic-based story that currently exists in ism is even more blatant and extreme than it television and film. For right now, “Agent is today. Carter is working as the only woman Carter” brings enough action-packed fun in the Strategic Scientific Reserve, the precur- via Kirk McCoy/Los Angeles Times/TNS for a superhero fan and feminist to be sor to modern-day Marvel’s S.H.I.E.L.D., and is Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) as a sleuthing agent at the Strategic Scientific Reserve and satisfied, and hopefully the success of the treated by her male co-workers as a secretary Edwin Jarvis (James D’Arcy) the butler of Howard Stark (Dominic Cooper) form a perfectly series will signal a continuation of such rather than an agent. balanced pair. stories on screens both big and small. 6 The Tufts Daily Arts & Living Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Album Review Dan Mangan + Blacksmith combine old school rock, 21st century electronica by Nika Korchok to slip into nostalgia for the world of vintage Arts Executive Editor arcade games while remaining grounded in the present by a timeless voice. The rest of the “Club Meds” is a busy and chaotic blend of album continues in this vein. synth and noise that creates a joyride of musi- “Vessel” makes use of digital layering, as cal exploration and adventure for listeners. monophonic sounds are stacked together like Jenga pieces. The whole piece blends fun and Club Meds playful instrumentation, with a trumpet com- ing in for the last fifteen seconds of the track. Yet the gamelike quality, found on “Offred” Dan Mangan + Blacksmith and continued through “Vessel,” becomes an accent piece to the more driving quality of Arts & Crafts Productions Mangan’s singing. It is with this track that the band establishes that there is more to this album than the initial strains of easily dance- With his fourth studio album, Dan Mangan is able beats might suggest. not afraid to smear together sounds of old and A choral-like background of vocals sur- new, compiling pieces from synth samples rounds Mangan’s voice in “Mouthpiece,” while and heavily melodic vocals. “Club Meds” is a a lonely guitar forms the key instrumentation. wild, dizzying and fearless exploration into the There is nothing empty in the breaks between new musical world, where the 21st century’s lyrics in the songs on “Club Meds.” Every popular diversity of sounds must rely on old- space is filled to the brim with sounds and school musicality to succeed — and succeed added noise — minimalist, the album is not. “Club Meds” does. However, the songs never feel overburdened The album’s opening track, “Offred,” fea- ,and while busy, they are well-orchestrated. tures slow and carefully layered synth beats With the playful nature of an album name like which bring the listener into spaces that feel “Club Meds,” Mangan is inviting listeners — at once old and new, as though audiences no, daring them — not to take him seriously. have been trapped between blinking lights in Mangan urges his audience to get lost and a pinball machine. A voice repeats an inau- then prevents them from falling completely dible word on loop before a driving guitar and into an escapist fantasy by bringing in haunt- screeching chords enter the mix of instrumen- ing vocals just often enough to remind the tation. And then there is Dan Mangan’s voice, listener that he is there. “Club Meds” is clever pure and stripped of electronic assistance to and unassuming at first, initially feeling as balance the precision of a computer-based crowded as a club dance floor, and then culti- sound. A bare-bones opposite that lies in con- vating a lonlier sound If Mangan pulls listen- trast to the electronic backbone of the song, ers into a video game world, he abandons the track nearly veers into the campy feel them for some time to find their way back to of a “Final Fantasy” soundtrack. The video- earth, with sparse sonic breadcrumbs as their game parallel does not escape Mangan, who, only path home. perhaps inadvertently, names the sixth track It is during this quickly shifting path into Vancouner 125-the city of vancouver via wikimedia commons “XVI.” Mangan’s vocals act as a strong overture, a variety of musical realms that Mangan Dan Mangan’s fourth album offers creative synth beats and haunting vocals. singing lyrics like, “Between fists of fury and loses the listener, in a well-meaning but feats of strength / I will not fight dirty,” while a meandering journey that goes a bit too far a fog, and a lonely guitar picks its way through ber everything that the album sets out to steady oscillation of electronic keyboard scales for its own reach. a barren and empty space. The piece is beauti- do at its beginnings, and begins to pick up sounds off in the background. With an audi- “XVI” is raw and emotional. It is an abrupt ful, but feels a bit too out-of-left-field to really the breadcrumbs to find its way back to tory world like this, one might not be able to shift, featuring the gentle harmony of a violin mesh appropriately with the initial pieces at sure footing. avoid imagining picturesque CGI landscapes and only the steady pacing of a snare as back- the beginning of the album. A meditation on the hyperactive and unfo- where characters run around swinging glow- ground. “XVI” is a new sound for the album. In The album finds itself again with cused cyber world, Dan Mangan + Blacksmith ing swords to fight masked cyborg villains. fact, listening to only “XVI” would likely leave a “Forgetery,” as a snare drum with stronger tease listeners and then urge them to step for- However, the repetition of scales combined listener doubting that synth could exist on the and more aggressive pacing is balanced by ward and take the reins. As the album seems with the huskiness of Mangan’s voice makes same album. the reverb of an electric guitar in the back- to warn, a world with simple and easily digest- the track sound nearly folksy, challenging the Then there is “War Spoils,” which features ground. The track is new-but-not-too-new, ible synth sounds — a space that exists only videogame comparison. After all, Mangan is a muffled Mangan’s voice talk-singing in a and Mangan’s vocals are audible and reflec- on the club dance floor, with meds to guide playing with paradigms, allowing the listener melancholic drone. Vocals are heard through tive. “Forgetery” ironically seems to remem- you through it, is easy and dangerous.

All-star cast bring story of MLK to life

SELMA feel premature, leaving them continued from page 5 with only a few lines to conclude ily of a young black man shot their screen time. The film has by police following a peace- drawn criticism for its “histori- ful protest. The preacher from cal inaccuracies” — namely its Mississippi, who led the Civil depiction of President Lyndon Rights movement and changed a B. Johnson as more bullish than nation, is not reduced to a figure- supportive with initial legisla- head and an idol in “Selma.” Dr. tion of voting rights. However, King’s flaws are present. In one critiques of the movie in the New scene, he is rendered silent by a York Times and Politico neglect conversation with his wife about comparative analysis of other his multiple extra-marital affairs, works that examine Johnson’s presenting a sharp contrast to his own role. For instance, Bryan normally eloquent manner. The Cranston’s masterful depic- film’s unrelenting desire to drive tion of President Johnson in deeper into his character adds a the Tony-award winning play much needed element to a very “All the Way” (2012) portrays human story — a story that is as the president’s relationship to much about history as it is about all legislation — from voting the future. rights to Medicare — as aggres- It is not just the balance sive and unrelenting due to his between historical milestones exceptional track record in the and personal battles that makes Senate, and far from King’s close the story about King and Selma ally. With this honest, if harsh, most effective, but also the depiction of another great lead- film’s treatment of those iconic er, DuVernay again triumphs. battles. Fortunately, the film The picture’s release is per- is not distracted by one thou- fectly timed; it rides on the heels sand moving parts, and doesn’t of national dialogue, frustration attempt to give a comprehen- and outrage over recent events sive account of the Civil Rights in Ferguson, Cleveland and New movement or depict the life York City and is set to play in story of Dr. Martin Luther King theaters through the national Jr. Remarkably, it is able to do holiday named for its subject. both incredible justice by sim- Encouraging dialogue by depict- ply focusing in on the march ing the Civil Rights Movement and its preceding events. as succeeding as much through “Selma’s” faults are slight and protest as it did through conver- almost unnoticeable; the end sations, “Selma” may be more Courtesy Paramount Pictures credits that roll past several than just revolutionary — it is Harmon Ejogo (Coretta Scott King) and Oprah Winfrey (Annie Lee Cooper) bring nuance and depth to their roles. important characters at the end necessary viewing. Wednesday, January 14, 2015 The Tufts Daily advertisement 7

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Scholarship for Tufts University Freshmen of Chinese Descent

The Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of New England (CCBA) will be awarding a one-time grant of $2000.00 to a maximum of three (3) academically outstanding freshmen who have matriculated into the Class of 2018 at Tufts University. The applicant must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident of Chinese descent with a permanent home address in Massachusetts.

Qualifying candidates must demonstrate:  academic achievement,  a history of commitment to their community through community service,  leadership potential, and Application Deadline:  financial need. Friday, January 30, 2015

Please submit the following application packet to be considered:  completed application form and essay  official high school and Tufts University transcripts in signature-sealed envelopes  standardized test scores from one of the following:  SAT I and SAT II  ACT  one signature-sealed letter of recommendation on official letterhead from each of the following:  high school advisor/teacher  community service/work supervisor

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Tisch College funding available for student activities which address issues of race and discrimination Recent events in Ferguson, Staten Island, and around the country have inspired a renewed wave of student activism aimed at addressing issues of race and discrimination. Recognizing the need for seed funding and advising to support this important work, Tisch College will make a number of mini-grants, through the Tisch Fund for Civic Engagement, to students and student groups working to have an impact on these issues.

The application and criteria for funding are the same as for the general Tisch Fund for Civic Engagement and applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

For more information on the Tisch Fund visit http://activecitizen.tufts.edu/tischfund/

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Editorial THE TUFTS DAILY Drew Zenni Robertson Sommes-nous vraiment Charlie? Editor-in-Chief Since the horrific attack on the offic- blindly praise Charlie Hebdo or exempt sive, must be protected at all costs. es of Parisian magazine Charlie Hebdo, the magazine from any form of criticism One could spend hours arguing Editorial the hashtag #JeSuisCharlie has become because of what occurred: Endorse free whether or not Charlie Hebdo is indeed Jacob Robert Tobias Indursky hugely popular as a representation of speech, not how they were practicing a source of legitimate satire or simply Reena Mirelle Karasin solidarity and support in France’s time it. We are in dire need of a nuanced inter- racist, shock-value media. Regardless of Managing Editors of grief. While the hashtag is certainly a national discussion about the meaning how harmful it may be, offensive speech Audrey Michael Executive News Editor catchy way for people to express their of the right to free speech in our modern, deserves to be protected. But this does Daniel Bottino News Editors outrage, as the initial surge of support media-driven world. not mean that it should be encouraged, Jenna Buckle Shana Friedman gives way to more complex analysis, the Free speech is enshrined by law and is or lauded as heroic. Nina Goldman question emerges: Are we really Charlie? a central tenet of democracy. However, If we want to defend the right to free Stephanie Haven Alexa Horwitz If nothing else, the one thing we must it is up to the individual to be aware of speech at all costs – and we certainly Patrick McGrath take away from what happened is that the broader meaning of what he or she should – we must also acknowledge our Justin Rheingold Kathleen Schmidt the incredible power that comes with the is saying. Charlie Hebdo published rac- own duty to apply that right evenly and Jei-Jei-Tan right to free speech does not come without ist cartoons. Is it technically accept- fairly. With the legal right to free speech Denali Tietjen Melissa Wang certain responsibilities. This understand- able to publish offensive and bigoted comes the ethical responsibility to con- ing has been largely absent from the dis- content, even through satire? Well, yes. sider the influence that that free speech Jake Taber Executive Features Editor cussion so far. As is often a problem with But it’s far from heroic. Satire is at its best can have on a society. So far, the debate Maya Blackstone Features Editors Sophie Dasinger online activism, distilling a complicated when it critiques those in positions of surrounding #JeSuisCharlie has failed to Hannah Fingerhut issue into a tiny hashtag does not make for power, not when it maliciously attacks address this, instead painting this issue Jess Mow Mengqi Sun a productive debate. In fact, blindly identi- minority groups that are already subject as quite black and white. Shannon Vavra fying with Charlie Hebdo can be viewed as to excessive criticism at every turn. To Situations such as this have no right Nicole Brooks Assistant Features Editors Greta Jochem a gross oversimplification of the situation, exercise free speech with reckless aban- answer, and can cause vacillations on Arin Kerstein hindering the possibility of learning from don by publishing openly Islamophobic right and wrong, on acceptable and Becca Leibowitz Yuki Zaninovich this tragedy. material under the guise of “satire” is intolerable. But certain things are clear: Nika Korchok Executive Arts Editor Before we go any further, let us be dangerous for society, and it ignores the Violence is never admissible, free speech Dana Guth Arts Editors clear: absolutely nothing could justify an sobering influence of media. must be protected and exercised with Grace Segers Nitesh Gupta Assistant Arts Editors attack such as this. There is no rational- But to fall whim to those who wish to a sense of responsibility, and although Jessica Mow ity for responding to media with mur- suppress that speech is just as danger- we may not all be Charlie, we are all in Anjali Nair Joshua Podolsky der. But that does not mean we should ous. Free speech, even when it is offen- mourning. Jennifer Straitz Ross Dember Executive Sports Editor Marcus Budline Sports Editors Alex Connors Wil Glavin Ty Enos Sam Gold Steven Hefter Alison Kuah Tyler Maher Jorge Monroy-Palacio Alex Schroeder Maclyn Senear Chris Warren Ray Paul Biron Assistant Sports Editors Phillip Goldberg Josh Slavin Scott Geldzahler Executive Op-Ed Editor Ray Bernoff Susan Kaufman Olivia Montgomory Ruchira Parikh Keran Chen Cartoonists Ty Enos Jennifer Lien Hannah Hoang Editorialists Katie Matejcak Natasha Khwaja Nicholas Pfosi Executive Photo Editor Evan Sayles Photo Administrator Caroline Ambros Picture Tufts Editor Sofie Hecht Section Liaison

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Op-­ ed Free Speech on Tufts Campus

by Anthony P. Monaco

Since its founding in 1852, Tufts has embraced a campus culture that encourages the free and unfettered exchange of ideas. It is what defines us as a university in pursuit of discovery and knowledge, and it is what prepares our students to take on the complex challenges of our times. We cannot have the benefits of education without being open to ideas that test us and some- times make us uncomfortable. Our own Declaration on Freedom of Expression at Tufts University, which the Board of Trustees approved in November 2009, states: “Without free- dom of expression, community mem- bers cannot fully share their knowl- edge or test ideas on the anvil of open debate and criticism. Without freedom of inquiry, community members cannot search for new knowledge or challenge conventional wisdom.” Academic freedom has been fun- damental to American higher educa- tion since the early 20th century. It is essential not only to the teaching and research of our faculty, but also to the contributions they make to informed public debate on matters of conse- quence to our society. Colleges and universities are also where young people can freely exam- ine their own assumptions, beliefs and perceptions through a diversity of lenses and develop the critical thinking skills that will shape their personal and intellectual growth. It is our respon- sibility to offer and encourage oppor- tunities for our students to debate and contemplate a gamut of opinions, ideas and viewpoints — in classroom discussions and readings, in the lab- oratory, in our studios and perfor- mance halls and through the speakers and conferences we host on campus. These kinds of exchanges, both formal and informal, will help our students become active and engaged citizens of the world. The seeds of social change are often sown on college campuses. University Evan Sayles / The Tufts Daily students at Tufts and elsewhere have Tufts students protest Isael Defense Forces Legal Adviser Shamir-Borer’s Nov. 10 visit to campus. been leading voices in the civil rights, environmental, labor, women’s and peace movements. Members of our embrace every perspective and every vocative, to advance our mission as an response to offensive speech is more community have challenged the admin- point of view. My hope is that these educational institution. speech. And I fervently defend the prin- istration, and each other, on social and debates and discussions are civil and I have been deeply troubled by calls ciples of academic freedom and the political issues, most recently on fossil respectful and that we always engage in on our own and other university cam- right of all members of this commu- fuel divestment, sexual assault, interna- constructive dialogue, even though we puses to silence speech. At some insti- nity to express their views on any issue. tional affairs and Tufts’ relations with its may not always agree. Make no mistake, tutions, commencement speakers have These principles are the foundation custodial staff and part-time faculty. I we will not tolerate speech or conduct been denied the right to be heard. Here of Tufts University and all of modern welcome and encourage these exchang- that involves threats, intimidation or at Tufts, we have been urged by mem- American higher education. es. With issues as complex as these, we harassment or interferes with the rights bers of our own community, both on cannot broaden our insights without a of members of our community to par- and off campus, to cancel programs and full airing of many viewpoints. ticipate in campus life. At the same speakers. When debate is stifled, every- Anthony P. Monaco has served as presi- It is certainly not my expectation that time, we need to protect all points of one loses. dent of Tufts University since August every member of our community will view, no matter how unpopular or pro- I strongly believe that the best 2011.

Op-­ ed I Finally Told Someone by Anonymous interest in spending years of my life no problem filling one out, that you “Have you ever been sexually fighting a ‘he-said she-said’ battle in the don’t get snagged on the ‘prior condi- assaulted?” Trigger Warning: This article discuss- public eye of my small town. In my soph- tions’ or ‘allergies’ questions, and I hope I swallowed hard, still not knowing es rape and sexual assault. omore year of college I met a girl from your heart doesn’t skip a beat at the if I was going to be honest, or just how my town who actually had fought that ‘sexual assault’ question. honest. I’ve only been raped once, but I finally told someone. battle, and she confirmed that there was “Have you ever been sexually I’ve been assaulted more than that — In truth she was far from the first per- no point of burying your own reputation assaulted?” after all I am a female American college son I’ve told about being raped. Very far and sanity for such a criminal. Except of I had to skip the question. student. I still had time to lie, to leave from it. But my new doctor might as well course, if he did it to someone else. What was I supposed to say? “Yes?” her wondering if I was a statistic or if, be the first ‘grown up’ I’ve ever told. To I stayed silent. For the most part I That would be the honest answer, but by some miracle, I would be joining the be clear, I’m not a child. I am a 21-year- still do because any figure of author- something about circling those three ranks of the girls who sleep well at night. old college student who is incredibly ity threatens to break the carefully con- letters makes it so undeniably true, Suddenly I was telling her. “There was stubborn and has always preferred to structed defenses around my fragile that it threatens to open the flood- an unfortunate incident, before I came sort out my problems on my terms. psyche. I don’t react to any other kind gates. What will happen? What will to college.” Her pained look might as There have been a few times when I of triggers. He isn’t worth that. I have they ask? Will they ask if I got a rape well have been lifted straight out of a almost disclosed my predicament to fig- achieved a state of being where I know kit? Will they ask for evidence? For me pamphlet which gathers dust on the ures of authority, but each time I have he isn’t deserving of causing me pain. to recount what happened? Or worse, shelves of college clinics. I told her that succeeded in keeping quiet. Few people are, but especially not him. will they not care? I had dealt with it, that I was good now, It’s hard to stay silent. It’s hard to I am quite comfortable with this state of I went back to the question at the and that my rabbi helped. Half-truths speak. I still haven’t figured out which being, but I know it is precarious. end because I felt that circling nothing really, but more honesty than any figure is more difficult or more necessary. It’s When I entered this doctor’s office was worse than lying. I started talking of authority would get from me. been five years. I have never ‘sought jus- for the first time, I stared at the familiar to the new doctor. She was very calm, I don’t know why I told her. I’ll leave tice.’ That thought never even crossed ‘new patient’ questionnaire. I’m sure very reassuring. Then she asked me the that to the shrink who will never hear my mind. I had no proof, and I had no you’ve all seen one. I hope that you have same question. about my rape.

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Op-ed­ ResLife Blues by Diane Alexander be more conducive to keeping friends their residents all the time,” an ex-RA the fine print says it’s not guaranteed together,” said a current sopho- said. “If you want to be useful to your and you don’t hear anything until the Every college to some extent has more. “Perhaps instead of averaging residents and do your job properly, you week before school starts, it’s pretty departments that are rendered near- two lottery numbers for doubles, the can’t be the RA who reports everything nerve-wracking.” useless by the endless bureaucracy pair could use their highest number back to your boss, unless your boss The root cause of ResLife’s woes, dare involved in managing higher educa- instead. That wouldn’t work for suites is both understanding and available, I name just one, is the lack of account- tion. According to my friends at other and apartments, but it could save some which not all Area Residence Directors, ability to the students. The only people schools, however, one particular students from the notorious horror of or ARDs, are. A couple of them are help- calling the shots for ResLife are other branch seems to be almost universally losing a friend because of something as ful, but a couple can be hard to reach or Tufts administration officials. RAs are labeled incompetent. The Tufts vari- stupid as housing selection.” unfair, from what I’ve heard – that’s how not in an empowered position – they ant, as you may have guessed, is the Resident Assistants, or RAs, on the the RD system was last year, too.” are employees of ResLife, so they can’t Office of Residential Life and Learning, other hand, are theoretically exactly Another agreed: “Your residents take issue with certain practices with- or ResLife for the less pretentious. what they sound like. They are students won’t tell you when they have serious out risking their jobs. This is not to say ResLife at Tufts impacts every single who live in the dorms and are there to problems if they know they’ll have RAs should form a union and agitate student on campus – possibly the only help other students and ensure that to have uncomfortable conversations for more of a say in policies, as there is Tufts Department that does, besides people are following the rules. Most with the adult staffers of ResLife. If far too much turnover for that because Admissions. However, while the stu- RAs who have been spoken to for this they don’t trust you, you can’t really be not many people are tolerant enough dent body likes Admissions and its article – all are former RAs, including the ‘assistant’ you’re there to be. That’s to do the job for more than one year, primary staff, it dislikes ResLife and its myself, since current RAs are under a problem. A lot of times, there’s a dis- but someone should be giving ResLife primary staff in equal measure. contractual stipulations not to tell us connect between what ResLife wants student input. Technically, RAs can do On first glance, ResLife seems like a anything – have been united in say- RAs to do and what the students need that – but oftentimes, in my experi- functional enough office. Their web- ing two things: Firstly, that they are them to do, even though ultimately the ence, when RAs make suggestions they site lists contact details, information in it mainly for the free housing, and students are the ones paying ResLife’s get quickly overridden. The solution about the residence halls, and some secondly, that it’s not exactly the most wages through tuition.” probably lies in a staff position for a vaguely dubious suggestions about amazing job. Sure, it’s rewarding to Aside from the highly variable student ombudsman to tell ResLife off-campus housing. As any student help someone figure something out, RA-ResLife relationship, the office has what is and isn’t working so they can who isn’t a freshman will tell you, but it may not make up for the less- a reputation for not responding in a adjust accordingly. though, figuring out housing is a rewarding aspects; in my own case, helpful or timely manner to student Of course, that is incredibly unlikely nightmare and tends to have ruin- I know I made plenty of unfortunate needs. The ripples of this are sub- to happen. Bureaucracies in gener- ous effects on many friendships, but calls to the night janitor when resi- stantial – students who went abroad al tend to resist such changes, and that can more or less be chalked up dents hadn’t gotten to the bathroom in in the fall of this year and requested ResLife in particular has a penchant to a trick of the lottery system. For time after a night out. Then again, any on-campus housing did not receive for treating Tufts students with kid the majority of students whose only job has good and bad. their assignments until Jan. 6, result- gloves. But, after all – one can dream. point of contact with ResLife is their Besides that, different RAs do the ing in many finding off-campus living No current RAs or other employees Resident Assistant, the housing lot- same job differently. When an RA instead. The reasoning behind this is of the Office of Residential Life and tery is their primary glimpse further encounters a minor student issue on unclear, as both applications for spring Learning were spoken to for this article. into ResLife – and even that small rounds, they are obligated to report it, housing and forfeits of it are due in peek is often unpleasant. but that doesn’t always happen. The November, well before winter break. “While I do see the benefits of hav- ground level enforcement of Habitats “I honestly thought I was going to Diane Alexander is a junior majoring in ing a random lottery system, and varies wildly – some RAs are much have to couch-surf all semester,” one political science and a former Resident it’s the best way to ensure fairness, I stricter about the rules than others. junior said. “They say that everyone Assistant. She can be reached at diane. believe that it should be changed to “Nobody likes an RA who writes up who applies gets housing, but when [email protected]. Wednesday, January 14, 2015 The Tufts Daily Comics 13

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Women’s Basketball Ice Hockey Jumbos bounce back after Tufts surpasses last season's win total with win over break by Alex Schroeder Slowly, however, Tufts pulled away and by Wil Glavin Saturday’s victory over Suffolk began Sports Editor put the game out of reach. Senior tri-cap- Sports Editor with Tufts sophomore defenseman Sean tain forward Hayley Kanner and sopho- Kavanagh scoring an unassisted goal after The women’s basketball team started more forward Michela North record- Tufts kicked off the new year with beating junior goalie Brandon Smolarek. last season 21-0 before losing its first con- ed nine points each in the second half, as non-conference losses against the Kavanagh and senior forward Tyler droppingtest of the year to Babson in firstmid-Febru- gamethe Jumbos shot of46 percent break from the floor 10-2-2 Oswego St. Lakers and the 8-6-1 Voigt starred for the Jumbos, with the compared to the Panthers’ 18.8 percent. former finishing with two goals and two WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Kanner scored a game-high 19 points, ICE HOCKEY assists and the latter scoring once in each (12-1 Overall, 1-0 NESCAC) North grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds (5-6-1 Overall, 2-3-1 NESCAC) period for a hat trick. at Middlebury, Vt., Sunday — securing her fourth double-double of at Boston Mass., Saturday Voigt beat Smolarek in the waning the season — and first-year guard Lauren minutes of the first period, with Suffolk Tufts 23 34 — 57 Dillon tacked on a team-high five assists. Tufts 2 1 4 — 7 playing a man down following a boarding Middlebury 23 14 — 37 This win marks an important point in Suffolk 0 1 3 — 4 penalty committed in the 17th minute. the Jumbos’ season as they begin their The Jumbos outshot their opponents at Babson Park, Mass., Jan. 5 search for a second consecutive NESCAC at Syracuse, N.Y., Jan. 3 15-7 in the first, and sophomore goalie championship. The team knows, howev- Mason Pulde continued to shut out the Tufts 34 23 — 57 er, it will not be an easy road, and there is Tufts 0 0 2 — 2 Rams until the fourth minute of the sec- Babson 20 23 — 43 always a need to improve in preparation St. Scholastica 1 3 5 — 9 ond period, when junior forward Zack for the competition. Capozza finally got around Pulde and the at Cousens Gym, Jan. 3 “Day in and day out we need to get at Syracuse, N.Y., Jan. 2 Jumbos’ defense. better in every facet of the game,” coach “Goaltending [has] definitely [been a Regis 24 20 — 44 Carla Berube said. “Our defense needs Tufts 1 0 1 — 2 positive]. With three younger guys in net Tufts 23 34 — 57 to get better. Our rebounding, limiting St. Scholastica 1 2 1 — 4 this year, it’s been really impressive the second-chance shots, is crucial come way they have come in and performed. at San Juan, P.R., Dec. 29 NESCAC season. And then execution St. Scholastica Saints. On Saturday, Our team is confident and excited to play — executing our offenses, executing by however, the Jumbos notched their in front of them every night. Our focus Tufts 28 29 — 57 making open shots, executing by see- fifth win of the season, defeating the right now is on learning to win those Baldwin Wallace 25 19 — 44 ing and reading double teams. There’s a Suffolk Rams 7-4. close games,” junior tri-captain forward whole slew of things that we have been After winning just four games in its Stewart Bell told the Daily in an email. at San Juan, P.R., Dec. 28 talking about and focusing on.” last season, the hockey program has Clinging to a dubious 2-1 lead, Voigt, Prior to the trip north to Vermont, Tufts righted the ship, boasting a 5-6-1 record picking up right where he’d left off, beat Tufts 18 24 — 42 played one game on the road and one at entering the most important portion of Scranton 24 28 — 52 home just after the new year. On Jan. 5, its schedule. see ICE HOCKEY, page 15 the Jumbos made the short trip to Babson ary. While the No. 7 Jumbos have certainly College to take on the Beavers. The non- started this year’s campaign with simi- conference matchup saw three Jumbos — larly commanding play, winning 11 of Kanner, North and Dillon — score in double their first 13 games by double-digit mar- digits as Tufts won 57-43. Senior tri-captain gins, they suffered their first loss of the guard Hannah Foley added six points on season against the then-No. 6 University 2-of-2 shooting from beyond the arc. of Scranton Royals, falling 52-42 in the It was all Tufts in this one, as the first game of the winter break stretch. Jumbos scored six unanswered points Tufts went on to take the final four games to start the game and stretched their that were played over the winter recess, lead to as many as 19 points at the 14:38 most recently defeating Middlebury by 20 mark in the second half after a Foley points in the team’s NESCAC opener. 3-pointer. Babson responded with an The Jumbos traveled to Vermont on 8-0 run to cut Tufts’ lead to 11 with Sunday to tip off against the Panthers in 10:36 left to play but Babson could not their NESCAC opener. Despite going into muster a comeback. The Beavers shot halftime tied 23-23 after a series of scor- just 32 percent from the floor and com- ing spurts in the first half, Tufts was able mitted 22 turnovers. to pull away in the last 10 minutes of the Two days earlier, Tufts took on Regis second half on an 18-2 run. The Jumbos College at home, defeating the away team kicked off the game with seven unanswered 57-44 in Cousens Gym. After a difficult points, which turned into an 11-3 run, but first half in which Tufts shot just 25.8 the Panthers answered with a 16-4 run of percent from the field and trailed Regis their own to take the lead 19-15 with 8:43 24-23 at the break, Tufts battled back to play. Senior tri-captain forward Rachel to gain the lead for good. Kanner and Crews scored 11 of her team-high 14 points North combined for 12 points in the first for Middlebury during the first half, while six minutes of the second half to push sophomore forward Elizabeth Knox netted Ray Bernoff / The Tufts Daily all eight of her points during the first frame. see WOMEN’S BASKETBALL, page 15 Tufts’ offense came alive in its 7-4 victory over Suffolk. men’s Basketball Jumbos take two of three over winter break by Steven Hefter Panthers, who entered the game with a Sports Editor 9-1 record. In Tufts’ biggest game of the season to After a dispiriting 3-6 start to what the date, it rose to the challenge, trouncing men’s basketball team had hoped would Middlebury 80-63 this past Sunday. be a promising season, the Jumbos used Sophomore guard Tarik Smith led the Jumbos with a team-high 20 points off the MEN’S BASKETBALL bench. He hit all eight of his free throws (5-7 Overall, 1-0 NESCAC) and went 5-of-7 from the field. Tufts shot at Cousens Gym, Sunday the ball well overall, making 53.4 percent of its attempts on the night, and shot 61.5 Middlebury 26 37 — 63 percent from the field in the second half. Tufts 38 42 — 80 The Jumbos dictated the first half with help from sophomore tri-captain for- at Cousens Gym, Thursday ward Tom Palleschi, who poured in 10 points and grabbed five rebounds, three RIC 31 30 — 61 of them on the offensive glass. After tak- Tufts 28 30 — 58 ing a 12-point lead into the locker room at halftime, Tufts saw its lead evaporate at Cousens Gym, Jan. 6 after a 21-9 Middlebury run, capped by a 3-pointer from junior forward Connor Newbury 25 28 — 53 Huff to tie the score at 47 with 13:50 Tufts 49 31 — 80 remaining. Smith responded with a 3-pointer of his own to halt the Panthers’ their time off this winter break to regroup momentum, and the Jumbos did not trail before returning to campus early. They again in the game, despite Panthers senior then played three games over eight days, forward Dylan Sinnickson’s 25 points. Evan Sayles / The Tufts Daily winning two, including their biggest Tufts tri-captain sophomore forward Tom Palleschi leaps above a defender in a contested shot win of the season over the Middlebury see MEN’S BASKETBALL, page 15 attempt on Dec. 3, 2014. Wednesday, January 14, 2015 The Tufts Daily Sports 15

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL “We had a long time off for break,” North continued from page 14 said. “We had like 15 days or something the lead to five. By the 8:31 mark, the like that. So it was on us to get into the ScrantonJumbos had widened handsthe lead to 13. Tufts The gym firstand get shotsloss up andof everythingseason Pride cut the margin to six with just over like that. And I don’t know if we didn’t do six minutes remaining, but free throws enough of that, or if we just weren’t on the down the stretch sealed the deal for the same page when we got back. We only had Jumbos. Kanner, North and Foley all two practices before that game until we recorded double-doubles for Tufts, but it were on the plane to Puerto Rico.” was Regis senior co-captain guard Emilee Despite hitting just 3-of-16 shots from Marro who led all scorers with 16 points. 3-point land, Tufts stuck around and At the end of December, Tufts kicked battled Scranton until the waning min- off winter break play with a trip to Puerto utes of the second half. At the 6:52 mark, Rico to play the University of Scranton Foley hit a 3-pointer to tie the game at 37 and Baldwin Wallace University. This type apiece. Almost two minutes later, a pair of of travel is something the team tries to free throws from senior tri-captain guard do every four or five years, according to Kelsey Morehead put the Jumbos ahead Berube. This time around it provided the 42-40. The Royals, however, ended the team with an opportunity for develop- game on a 10-0 run to take the victory. ment given the challenges it faced, espe- “They’re a top-10 team for a rea- cially in the loss to Scranton. son,” Berube said of Scranton. “They “I think we definitely learned a lot have some quality players and very from it,” Berube said. “And I think it talented players and they played very opened their eyes to where we need to well. They had a much shorter break get better — where they need to get bet- than we did and you could tell that we ter individually and as a team. I do think were the more rusty team coming back it was a great experience and definitely from a long break. That’s no excuse; a time for us to kind of look at ourselves we should’ve played a lot better than and grow from that.” what we did. So yeah, it was a tough On Dec. 29, the Jumbos took home game, but then we were able to bounce a 57-44 win against the Yellow Jackets back against a talented Baldwin Wallace of Baldwin Wallace. Tufts, powered by a team the next day.” balanced scoring attack, maintained con- North paced the Jumbos with 14 points trol throughout the contest. Foley led the and seven rebounds, while Morehead team with 10 points, Dillon put up nine, added eight points and six rebounds. and four players — North, Kanner, junior Senior tri-captain forward Meredith Nicholas Pfosi / The Tufts Daily guard Emma Roberson, and sophomore Mesaris netted a game-high 15 points Tufts sophomore forward Michela North shoots during the second half of Tufts’ 74-51 victory guard Josie Lee — scored eight in the win. for Scranton. against Brandeis in Cousens Gym on Nov. 22. Tufts outscored Baldwin Wallace 23-6 in While the matchup with Scranton points off the bench and outrebounded may have been a difficult one for the The Jumbos know how important it is for us. We don’t want to come out and the Baldwin Wallace 38-31. Jumbos, they will have to use the learn- for them to be focused and ready head- have to come back during the game, The day prior, Tufts fell to Scranton in a ing experience from that game to pre- ing into important conference match- we want to start out with the lead. We game that posed problems for Tufts offen- pare for an even taller task come Friday: ups that could very well foreshadow also have to pick each other up … We sively. The Jumbos shot just 15-of-53 from taking on No. 3 Amherst College. The the playoffs come February. really just have to bring each other up the field, their lowest shooting percentage Lord Jeffs are undefeated and will be “I mean, NESCAC is always the hard- and make sure we keep scoring and of the season. With a 19-day period in back at Cousens Gym for the first time er half of the season, the more com- getting stops. Everything starts with between Tufts’ last game and the contest since the Jumbos defeated them in the petitive games,” North said. “We just our defense. Once we get a good stop in Puerto Rico, Tufts had a hard time get- 2014 NESCAC championship, the first have to do the same things I was just on defense we can transfer that energy ting things to click. NESCAC title in the program’s history. saying. The energy is really everything and get a score on offense.”

ICE HOCKEY off, but eventually St. Scholastica senior MEN’S BASKETBALL to 9-3 on the season. Tufts was unable to continuedJumbos from page 14go winless atforward PathFinder Dave Williams was able to score Tuftscontinued from closespage 14 out homestandtie the game, with a with3-pointer in key the final Smolarek for a second time on yet anoth- his fourth goal of the season to break the “Against Middlebury, I just played seconds missing its mark. Banker powerplay Oswego to give the Jumbos Classic a 3-1 0-0 tie. The teams took a combined eight aggressivewin over and took what Middlebury the defense was “The game against RIC helped us real- lead entering the final period. shots in the period as the Saints clung to giving me on offense,” Smith said. ize we have to stay focused on every pos- Suffolk first-year forward Luke Miller a 1-0 lead. The closest the Panthers would get session,” Smith said. guided the puck past Pulde early in the St. Scholastica’s offense started to click to regaining the lead was at the 10:46 The first game Tufts played in the new third to cut the deficit to one, but Tufts’ early in the second period when the team mark, when senior co-captain guard year came at home against Newbury electric offense quickly eliminated any scored three goals in a five-minute span. Dean Brierley sunk a pair of free throws College on Jan. 6. Twelve Jumbos scored opportunity for a Suffolk comeback. While Tufts’ offense took 11 shots in the to bring them within six points. An 8-0 in the game, led by Sabety’s game-high 19 Senior tri-captain forward Andrew second, St. Scholastica fired 19 and forced run — four scored by junior tri-captain points, en route to an 80-53 victory. The White scored the Jumbos’ third power- the Jumbos into a deep 4-0 hole entering guard Stephen Haladyna — pushed Tufts’ game was close for the first 10 minutes, play goal of the game, and Kavanagh and the third period. lead back to double digits. but Tufts took a commanding 49-25 lead Voigt both followed suit with their sec- The Saints continued their blitzkrieg and The Jumbos outrebounded Middlebury into the locker room with the help of some ond and third goals of the game, respec- would take an 8-0 lead before the Jumbos’ 37-28, with senior tri-captain guard Ben stellar play from its reserves, who out- tively. First-year forward Brian Brown first-year forward Scott Majkowski tickled Ferris and Palleschi pulling in seven scored Newbury’s bench 43-17 in the tacked on the game’s final goal in the last the twine twice with only a few minutes rebounds apiece. game. Freshman guard Stefan Duvivier minute of play on an assist from senior remaining in the game. Earlier in the week, Tufts faced scored 10 points and corralled seven defenseman Shawn Power. Although Tufts fell to St. Scholastica 9-2, Rhode Island College at Cousens Gym, rebounds off the bench for Tufts, while While Suffolk added two late goals, it had played much better against Oswego and RIC escaped with a 61-58 win. sophomore forward Drew Madsen scored Tufts still won handily courtesy of its St. the night before. Entering the game, The game was a tight contest through- eight points, hauled in six rebounds, and seven-goal explosion. the Lakers were 8-1-2 and had one of out, and neither team held more than dished out two of the Jumbos’ 21 assists “I think part of the sudden rise in our the better offenses that the Jumbos have a one-possession lead for the final “When we got back everybody was ready offensive output has come from just more seen thus far. However, for the first 30 10-plus minutes of the game. to play and we got right to practicing,” game experience. It takes time for guys to minutes of the match, Tufts kept pace, “Being able to compete with a team Sabety said. “Playing Newbury allowed us to build chemistry and learn to play togeth- as its defense, anchored by Pulde, thwart- who made a run in the NCAA last year get back into the swing of things and realize er, and with so many new players in our ed numerous assaults. is promising for us,” sophomore center that we are a team with a lot of potential and lineup, I think some time was needed to At the end of the first, the score was tied Hunter Sabety said. “We are still a young can make a big run in the NESCAC.” adjust to one another,” senior forward at one, but Oswego St. netted the game’s team and are getting better and better The Jumbos worked efficiently, shoot- William Sellers told the Daily in an email. next three goals, giving Tufts little chance every day.” ing 50.8 percent from the field and out- On Jan. 3, Tufts fell to St. Scholastica 9-2 to come back. The Jumbos received their Junior guard Ryan Spadaford scored 19 rebounding the Nighthawks 53-32. in the PathFinder Bank Oswego Classic. two goals from Bell and White in the points off the bench, hitting five 3-point- Sophomore forward Kenny Ramos led Tufts’ first-year goalies Ross Bendetson team’s 4-2 loss. ers, including one at the 3:30 mark of the Newbury in scoring with 15 points, and and Ryan McConnell were unable to After facing non-conference oppo- game that gave the Jumbos a 56-55 lead. senior guard Kwame Thompson scored 13 stymie the potent Saints attack led by nents in six of its last eight games, Tufts Tufts took a three-point lead after an points off the bench in his season debut for sophomore forward Derek Sutliffe, first- will now face only NESCAC teams from offensive rebound by Ferris and two free Newbury. year forward Luke Simpson and junior here on out. The Jumbos will travel to throws by Sabety, who tallied 10 points in Tufts will look to build momentum off forward Dylan Nowakowski. upstate New York on Friday to face 3-5-4 the game. Senior forward Chris Burton of its win over Middlebury with confer- The game began as a defensive battle Hamilton, followed by a Saturday after- scored the final six points of the game for ence games at No. 25 Amherst on Friday with both teams struggling to get shots noon bout with 9-2-2 Amherst. Rhode Island College, which improved and Trinity on Saturday. 16 The Tufts Daily advertisement Wednesday, January 14, 2015